Cross stretch foundation garment



Sept. 26, 1950 c. BROWN CROSS STRETCH FOUNDATION GARMENT Original FiledJuly 20, 1946 R O T N E V N Qzrozine 52292072 Patented Sept. 26, 1950CROSS STRETCH FOUNDATION GARMENT Caroline Brown, New York, N. Y.

Original application July 20, 1946, Serial No.

685,090, now Patent No. 2,484,265, dated October 11, 1949. Divided andthis application August 30, 1949, Serial No. 113,143

2 Claims.

This invention relates to foundation garments and is a division ofapplication, Serial No. 685,090, filed July 20, 1946, now Patent No.2,484,265, dated October 11, 1949.

Broadly, it is an object of my invention to provide a foundation garmentwhich will give desired support to the abdominal region withoutobstructing movement of the legs.

More particularly, it is an object of my invention to provide afoundation garment which will result in a series of forces so that thedifferent desired parts of the body will be aided and supported withoutrestricting the muscles and movement of the person. In my Patent No.2,052,163, I have discussed such forces.

A further object is to provide a garment which will exert an arcuateforce to cradle and support the gluteus maximus muscles and divergentforces to draw an abdominal panel inwardly to support the entireabdominal region.

Still a further object is to provide a comparatively simple andinexpensive foundation garment for both cold and Warm climate which willgive the desired support and at the same time present a neat and refinedappearance.

For a fuller understanding of the nature and objects of my invention,reference is had to the following detailed description in connectionwith the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a front view of a foundation garment.

Fig, 2 is a rear view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a side view thereof.

Referring to Figs. 1, 2 and 3, numeral 34 represents a foundationgarment having a front panel 35 of non-stretchable material, the mainbody of which covers the abdominal region. Two opposed divergent legs 36extend below panel 35 and at the ends thereof elastic garters 31 areattached for fastening to the hose. Panel 35 has center piece or leg 38extending upward to which is attached an elastic extension piece 40which may have a snap or hook (not shown) so that it may be attached ordetached to a bra 39.

The bra 39 has attached thereto shoulder straps 4| which are attached atthe front to the upper part of the bra and the rear to stretchableelastic members 42-42 which are folded as shown at approximately 90angles and cross one another at the central back at approximately 90 toeach other. Elastic members 42-42 stretch diagonally as indicated by thearrows permitting shoulder movement and exerting a pull upon the frontpanel 35.

Lower left side elastic band 43 and lower right side elastic band 44 isattached by stitching to the left and right sides of front panelstarting at the groin as indicated by 55 and are attached at the rear tothe sides of rear non-stretchable panel 45. Upper left side elastic band46 and upper right side elastic band 41 are attached by stitching to theleft and right sides of front panel 35. The lower extreme points beingattached at the groin as indicated by number 55, and the upper and lowerelastic bands cross one another over the hips. Upper elastic bands 46and 41 are attached at the rear to the rear panel 45, the upper andlower bands overlapping one another for about one inch at about thecentral point where they are stitched at the rear panel 45. Extendingbelow the rear panel are depending legs 48 and 49 which are cut at anangle and are attached to the hose at the side front of the person bygarters 50 at the ends thereof, as shown in Fig. 7.

Extending above the rear panel 45 are extending legs 5| and 52 beginningbelow the small of the back and extending upwardly at an angle divergingfrom the spine. Elastic bands 53 and 54 are attached to the upper endsof the extending legs 5| and 52 and are detachable from the under armend portions of the bra 39 by snap fasteners or other fastening means(not shown).

Referring to Fig. 3 it will be noticed that the rear panel 45 with upperleg 52 and lower leg 48, with elastic member 54 and elastic garter 50presents an arcuate support very much like a hammock so that the elasticpull at the upper and lower ends will provide a horizontal force to thegluteus maximus muscles. The arcuate arrow shown on the figure indicatesthe direction of the pull. The two headed arrows upon the figureindicate the two Way directional pull upon the garment, while the singleheaded arrows represent the resulting forces approximately at the pointswhere they are applied.

The garment shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 is generally of light weight andopen between the bra and the waist so that this garment is moreadaptable for summer and warm climate wear.

It is obvious that various modifications and changes may be made in thedetails of construction without departing from the general spirit of theinvention.

I claim:

1. In a foundation garment of the character described, a bra, a lowerfront non-stretchable panel having opposed divergent legs extendingbelow said front panel, garters attached to said legs, a rear panel.having upper and lower legs, a central leg extending above said frontpanel, low- 3 er elastic side bands attached to the sides of said frontpanel, the lower extreme point of said bands attached to said frontpanel starting at the groin and running the entire length of the side ofthe body of said front panel, the opposite extremity of said lower sidebands attached to the sides of said rear panel and part of said lowerlegs of said rear panel, upper side elastic bands attached the entirelength of the side of the body of said front panel starting at thegroin, the opposite extremity of said upper side bands attached to theside of said rear panel and part of the upper extending legs of saidrear panel, the upwardly extending legs of said rear panel beingdivergent elastic members attached to said divergent legs, said elasticmembers being detachably secured to the underarm portion of said bra,said bra detachably attached to an elastic extension at said frontcentral leg, shoulder straps attached to said bra at the front andattached at the rear to crossed elastic bands running at 90 degrees toone another, said crossed elastic bands secured to said upper divergentlegs at the rear of said garment and exerting a downward and upward pulldrawing said front panel inwardly.

2. In a foundation garment of the character described, a bra, a lowerfront non-stretchable panel having opposed divergent legs extendingbelow said front panel, garters attached to said legs, a rear panelhaving upper and lower legs, a central leg extending above said frontpanel, an elastic extension at the upper end of said central leg, lowerelastic opposed side bands attached to the opposed sides of said frontpanel, the opposite extremity of said lower side bands attached to thesides of said rear panel and part of said lower legs of said rear panel,upper side elastic opposed bands attached to the opposed sides of saidfront panel, the opposite extremity of said upper side bands attached tothe side of said rear panel and part of the upper extending legs of saidrear panel, the upwardly extending legs of said rear panel havingdivergent elastic members attached to the ends of said divergent legs,said elastic members being detachably secured to the underarm portion ofsaid bra, said bra detachably attached to said elastic extension at thefront central portion, shoulder straps attached to said bra at the frontand attached at the rear to crossed elastic bands running at 90 degreesto one another, said crossed elastic bands secured to said upperdivergent legs at the rear of said garment whereby an arcuate force iscreated to exert a downward and upward pull drawing said front panelinwardly.

CAROLINE BROWN.

No references cited.

